The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain increased by 24.84 thousand in November 2016 from a month earlier, leaving 3.79 million people out of work. It was the fourth straight month of rising unemployment, driven by the services sector (-27,684 people) and agriculture (-3,908). Meanwhile, jobs were created construction (+4,524 people) and industry (+3,802). A year ago, the number of unemployed people fell by 27.1 thousand. Unemployment Change in Spain averaged 5.38 Thousand from 1960 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 461.01 Thousand in January of 2001 and a record low of -127.25 Thousand in June of 2013.

Spain Unemployment ChangeNotes

Unemployment Change in Spain measures the change in the number of unemployed compared to the previous month. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Unemployment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Spain Unemployment Change - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on December of 2016.